Coppertone Stonecrop
Coppertone Stonecrop
Sedum adolphi
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Arid rocky terrain
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Armor
Status
Uncommon

About

This succulent grows on rocky Mexican cliffs and thrives in sun-drenched terrain. Its leaves shift from green to a metallic copper hue when exposed to intense ultraviolet light.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Family
Crassulaceae
Genus
Sedum
Species
Sedum adolphi